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Federal regulators seized the struggling First Republic Bank on Monday, which they promptly sold to JPMorgan Chase. Reports show First Republic had some $230 billion in financial assets which quickly evaporated, making it the…

As I was preparing for a workshop for educators on the economics of the music industry, I read more about Taylor Swift than one should! Specifically, it was about the Ticketmaster debacle last year when the system crashed…

The pundits on the political left seem to have a roster of anti-capitalist catchphrases they like to draw from in their rhetoric. “Trickle down economics doesn’t work,” “Tax the rich,” and “Workers deserve a living wage” are…

At a slow but steady pace, public interest for dollarization in Argentina is growing. Initially, those who supported the elimination of the peso were viewed as crazy: How could a nation deprive its 45 million inhabitants of…

Nestled at the end of a residential cul-de-sac in Hopewell, Virginia is Dream Tech Academy, a microschool founded by former public school teacher, Danette Buckley. Originally from Jamaica, Buckley moved to the U.S. as an…

Based on the following credentials, which of these two very real (but now deceased) people do you think would be most likely to excel in “urban planning,” the practice of designing and developing land use, transportation,…

I think the average American does not know that the US Federal Reserve currently pays 4.90% interest to banks on people’s checking and savings deposits—this includes the cash in the drawer! I just checked my personal savings…

One of the most interesting exports from Georgia to Montana was the namesake for the latter state’s fourth largest city. His name was John Bozeman. His short life is a tale of risk-taking enterprise in the wilds of America’s…

Does the radical climate change agenda know no end? Earlier this year, it was gas stoves — and then lightbulbs. Then, a few weeks ago, President Joe Biden's administration announced much less gas cars after 2032. Even…

Does the radical climate change agenda know no end? Earlier this year, it was gas stoves — and then lightbulbs. Then, a few weeks ago, President Joe Biden's administration announced much less gas cars after 2032. Even…